STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An off-duty police officer was assaulted by more than one person this morning in West Brighton, according to an NYPD spokeswoman.

The officer was jogging near the intersection of Clove Road and Broadway about 5:30 a.m. when he or she was attacked, the spokeswoman said.

The officer was treated and released.

The people who attacked the officer fled the scene, the spokeswoman said, and the assault remains under investigation.

Police radio transmissions shortly after the incident mentioned a silver or gray SUV that had left the scene, heading toward Victory Boulevard. According to the radio account, the officer had obtained the vehicle's license plate number.

At 5:45 a.m., shortly after the assault, EMTs were assisting someone inside an ambulance near the scene, where there were several police cars.